[icen]

For a western analogue, try the BBC's spaghetti plantations.

[kalleboo]

In Sweden we had the Colour TV Stocking http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/instant_color_tv

[vermontdevil]

I was going to post that too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti-tree_hoax

Loved this one as well.

[Rexxar]

They should have tried with this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_squash

[VLM]

or political correctness, as typically indoctrinated in school.

[kodfodrasz]

saying such things to this particular audience will result in massive downvotes.

[boomlinde]

With less variation it seems to result in someone complaining about their imaginary persecution.